[2] His first professional stage role was William Miller in the new musical Almost Famous at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California.
[9] Between his two runs in Almost Famous, Likes appeared in season 2 of Crypt TV's web series, The Birch, as Brian Moses (2021).
[10] In 2021, he wrote, directed and acted in a short film titled Thespians, starring Broadway performers Sydney Lucas, Andrew Barth Feldman, Rob McClure and Antonio Cipriano.
[13] Likes starred as Marty McFly in Back to the Future: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway from June 2023 until its closing on January 5, 2025.
[16] Likes is set to direct and star as Melchior Gabor in a production of Spring Awakening at Greasepaint Youtheatre in Scottsdale, Arizona, from April 4 to 13, 2025.